ZX-14 shock on the SV

[Homeslice]

Go with 20W, don't even bother with 15W.

[Riceaholic]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Go with 20W, don't even bother with 15W.

This..

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Go with 20W, don't even bother with 15W.

I didn't want to stiffen it up too much at once with springs and oil... You really think 20W is a better idea?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I didn't want to stiffen it up too much at once with springs and oil... You really think 20W is a better idea?

IMO, oil is more important than springs, because springs only control dive......But oil controls both dive AND rise/float.

As for the emulators, they are just a spring-loaded valve that pops open if you hit a pothole. So it theoretically improves the ride and traction over bumps, but they don't affect rebound damping, so your bike will rise/rebound just as much as it did before. Most SV owners "in the know" braise shut the rebound hole in their damper rod. In fact, Traxxion sells a damper rod with the hole braised shut, but you could do it yourself if you want.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Most SV owners "in the know" braise shut the rebound hole in their damper rod. In fact, Traxxion sells a damper rod with the hole braised shut, but you could do it yourself if you want.

hmmm, now there's an idea...

[Switch]

From my experience with the SV.

The forks are useless. You might as well crank those suckers all the way down until you get some valve emulators.

Hell, the rear shock was useless too, like a marshmallow.

Then again, I replaced my stuff with a Penske 8981 and Traxxion AK-20s.

But, for you, get the emulators. http://www.traxxion.com/detail-65.aspx

Call or email them first.

[tommymac]

do they match up witht he gsxr forks. I have stock internals from an 07 750 in my garage.

[Particle Man]

I wish they were a 1:1 Tommy

I am about 230 these days (trying to get that down) and with my riding style .90 springs would seem to be best.

There's 5W in there now and it dives like a freakin' submarine - I'm doing incremental steps to correct it starting with springs and oil. Over the winter I will work on emulators: I just don't want the down time and all the drilling and such right now.

I'm not a crazy fast rider by any stretch of the imagination (I have no doubt that any number of people here could out-ride me in the twisties) so I'm trying to find the compromise between stiffness and a softer ride.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

I wish they were a 1:1 Tommy

I am about 230 these days (trying to get that down) and with my riding style .90 springs would seem to be best.

There's 5W in there now and it dives like a freakin' submarine - I'm doing incremental steps to correct it starting with springs and oil. Over the winter I will work on emulators: I just don't want the down time and all the drilling and such right now.

I'm not a crazy fast rider by any stretch of the imagination (I have no doubt that any number of people here could out-ride me in the twisties) so I'm trying to find the compromise between stiffness and a softer ride.

I have heard that emulators may be overkill for the street, but I dont know how bad those internals are. Find out if the gsxr stuff would fit. I could send you th eparts off of mine if it would help.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by tommymac

I have heard that emulators may be overkill for the street, but I dont know how bad those internals are. Find out if the gsxr stuff would fit. I could send you th eparts off of mine if it would help.

Yeah, I've heard that they're overkill for the street too. Eventually I'll build a track bike but I'm so far from any tracks that it isn't practicle for me to set the bike up for the track at this time.

I'll do some research and let you know if the GSXR internals would fit into the SV - I'm thinking not but if they will that may be a cool idea too.